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About 10 days back, I read this news..My initial reaction was that of shock and disbelief..I thought how can men, who committed horrible crime against Bilkis Banu, be set free?

In my personal opinion, rapists and murderers must never leave the prison..

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I was wondering how could Gujarat govt release these prisoners? Therefore, I decided to find out the reasons, which led to early release of these 11 prisoners.

While going through this excerpts, I decided to get hold of the SC judgment which triggered this release..

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I found the Supreme Court judgment, which ordered the Gujarat Govt to consider the application of remission by one of the petitioners who had completed more than 15 years jail..SC order specifically asked Gujarat govt to consider remission on the basis of its 1992 circular.

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These observations are an attack on sovereignty, integrity, democracy, Constitution and indeoendent judiciary of India.
Without going through the legal processes followed by the Supreme Court of India and the Government, you are making irresponsible comments..This doesnt suit you
@FredDavieUSCIRF @USCIRF please go through the Supreme Court of India , which upheld the plea of one off the Petitioner who had already served 15 years, 4 months of his, Life Imprisonment term..Read well reasoned judgment..
This judgment was passed on 13th May' 2022.

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Now read another judgment from Supreme Court of India, passed on 19th April' 2022..Wide this judgment, SC, commuted death sentence to 20 years of Life Imprisonment, of a Muslim convict viz. Mohd. Firoz, who had brutally raped and murdered, a 4 year old Hindu Backward caste girl. ImageImageImageImage
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